The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-20
BURNED AT SEA.
The Awful Fate of the City
of Montreal.
DEPARTING BY LIFE BOATS.
The Frantic Psssengers-Left on the
ship-A Pitiful sight-Half Dead
From Smoke and Heat.
Burned atBeA.

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LONDON. August 19.-The Inmsn Line
steamer. City of Montreal has been de
stroyed by fire at sea. and thirteen
persons aboard persisted. The Montreal
left New York on August 9th, for Liver
pool, commanded by Captain Lund.
News of her, destruction was learned
upon the arrival at QUEENSTOWN, this
morning; of the British steamer York
Gty, Captain Benn. which left Bslti-
more on August 9TH, for London, This
steamer rescued the survivors from the
burning vessel and brought them TO
Queenstown. ~ ..,y.,.,..,...
The burning Of the steamer occurred
on the Ath instant, five days after she
left New York. A boat containing six
pass engers and seven members of the
crew is missing. The occupants of this
boat are the thirteen persons reported
to have persisted. The lated steamer
had 40 passengers on board.
The passengers of the Ctty of Montreal
were taken off the York LSty by the tug
Mount &tpd and landed at Queenstown.
ALI were accounted for but the thirteen
persons in the missing boat 1t was
learned that shortly liter the passengers
had gone to bed on the night of the 10Th
that the ship, being in latitude 40 north
at the time. they were aroused by the
alarm of ire. A scene of CONSERVATION
ensued and the passengers were greatly
terrified when they found the true
state. The smoke caused by the fire
was suffocating. Nevertheless the pas
sengers dressed and got on deck with
but little appearance Of panic. The IRE
originated in some cotton which was
stored in the after main, hold. Nine
streams of water we're soon working OH
the flames, and the course of the vessel
was shaped for Newfoundland, 400
miles distant. TIE flames spread with
rspidity, and sooI lrst out with ter
rife force throusL he midway and
after hatchways, the leatbeing intense.
1t beng apparent that it was impossible
to save the ship momentary panic en-
sued. The boats we're lowered and pas
sengers and crew got into them. The
boats soon scattered, and one entirely
vanished. This contained two stew
ards, two seamen and seven passengers,
and there is but little DOUBT that the
whole boat load persisted. This parti-
cular boat did not contain full crew,
and left the Montreal against the cap
tain's orders, as there was time to take
many more in it. The survivors con-
slider the fate of the occupants of the
lost boat q Judgment for their cowardice
A bark was sighted shortly after the
boats left the steamer and her crew
were preparing to pick up the survivors
when the steamer York City, attracted
by the flames of the burning vessel,
which were shooting up hundred feet
in the air;Tbore down, and with diff
Guilty took all hands on board. The
rescued people were treated with tie
utmost kindness by the captain aud
crew of the York CITY, and the pas
sengers speak with feeling of the con-
sideration which was accorded them.
Tie York City proceeded to London.
after landing the MOntreGpS pa senge
st Queenstown. The survivors ale
unanimous in declaring that tt e
officers and crew of the City of M0ntret
did their best nobly and SIX i u ly.
The names of those in the missing
boat are-passengers, Samuel Kauff-
man, George Arnold, Samuel Mckee;
intermediate Kenard Vocation, Stephen
Upper, Simon Rowtely, S. KaeheiDgka;
crew, Henry Fraser, Charles Rende,
William Franny, Patrick Hughes Grim
mer) Charles Smith Qnterpreter),
Thomas Wilberforce (steward.l
The boats were eight in number, and
consisted of four life boats. and pin
nacles. These were launched and
stocked with provisions. The flames
spreak with fierceness and efforts to
quench them we're soon found futile.
At O'Clock in the morning the pas
sengers were marshalled on deck, prep
aratory TO entering the boats, many
weeping, but on the whole they were
quiet and orderly. The family groups
presented sight pitiful to see, as they
huddled in fear and trembling. There
was heavy sea running, and
it was with officially the boats
The crew worked splendidly, and the
comparatively short time. How the
boats foated with their load is q
mystery AS the last boat was putting
off, several of the passengers and crew
were seen aft. They had been over.
looked, and were screaming TO the
boats to return. They were subse-I
quently bravely rescued, half dead from
smoke and heat. The masts of ship
WereE seen on the horizon, but tea
hours elapsed before IL came near.
New YORK, August 19.-The officials
of the Inman Line nave no direct ad
vices about the City of Montreal. She
left this city on the 9Th inst, and was
four DAYS overdue from Liverpool.
Considerable anxiety had begun to be
felt about her. She had no first cabin
passengers, but carried 223 intermedi
ate and us Storage passengers. The
Ctty of Montreal measured 432 feet over
all, 4feet in moulded width of beam,
and SO feet deep from the spar deck to
keel. Her gross tonnage vas 4, 495. She
was built by Tobey & Co., of Glasgow,
In 1871; was an iron screw steamer and
had nine bulkheads was equipped with
compound engines having 900 horse
power.
The steamer was worth $500 COO. The
insurance is not known. The cargo was
cotton, lard and oil. The
vessel was used for first class travel.
She had made Ia voyages. Captain
Laud has been in the service OF the line
for twenty-five years, and is considered
one of the most careful transatlantic
captains. mo one here has any idea